Example sentences for: covet

How can you use “covet” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Indignant critics accuse Kelley of purveying unsubstantiated rumors, "the sorts of secrets only supermarket tabloids covet" (Michiko Kakutani, the New York Times ). Others yawn at Kelley's gossip, including speculation that, as a newlywed, Queen Elizabeth was sex-crazed.

  • We'll treat celebrity DNA like designer clothes, hankering for Michael Jordan's genes the way we covet his Nike sneakers today.

  • 10) Thou shalt not covet.

  • we, like you, secretly covet recliners," purrs the card beside a 1952-style Metro Finer Recliner, priced at $990.

  • $3-- If just one kid comes home from school determined not to covet his neighbor's ox, that will more than make up for his utter ignorance of science and history.


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